In this time of escalating real-estate costs and high inflation, co-op
studios are becoming the norm. For me, this all came from necessity. My
business/creative partner Anne -Lise and I had been sharing a
live/work space in lower Manhattan for two years and were starting to
drive each other nuts. (On top of it all, we’re also planning our
wedding; whatta way to go completely crackers.) The
hour was upon us to find work space, so we decided to go for It. But
hold on a second — real estate is freaking expensive in New York City. We
barely had cash flow to keep a home/studio going, so how in the world
could we even think about finding office space?
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